Pilgrimage in Baghdad reaches climax Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:04:13 GMT
 Hundreds of thousands of Shiite pilgrims gathered around a shrine in a massive religious assembly in Baghdad on Tuesday, a day after three suicide bombers struck their procession and killed 32 people.
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Kaine in ’serious’ talks with Obama Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:18:26 GMT
 Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has told close associates that he has had “very serious” conversations with Sen. Barack Obama about joining the Democratic presidential ticket.
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Yosemite wildfire threatens 4,000 homes Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:56:10 GMT
 A wildfire burning almost completely out of control near Yosemite National Park has charred more than 46 square miles and destroyed 25 homes.
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Lawmakers to ban toxins in toys Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:08:34 GMT
 Congressional negotiators agreed Monday to a ban on a family of toxins found in children’s products, handing a major victory to parents and health experts.
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Dorm matron at Winfrey’s school denies abuse Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:49:40 GMT
 A former dormitory matron at Oprah Winfrey’s school for poor South African girls has pleaded innocent to charges that she indecently assaulted and abused six teenagers at the academy.
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L.A. wants yearlong fast food ban Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:56:58 GMT
In the impoverished neighborhood of South Los Angeles, fast food is the easiest cuisine to find — and that’s a problem for elected officials who see it as an unhealthy source of calories and cholesterol. |
Olympic threats fuel unease about security Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:35:20 GMT
 Just over a week before the Beijing Olympics, a militant Islamic group’s claims of responsibility for bombings in China have fueled unease about security.
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Less driving means drop in highway funds Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:04:31 GMT
Soaring fuel prices and other economic strains have led Americans to cut back sharply on driving, which is jeopardizing the federal fund for highway construction and repairs.
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Hollywood heavyweights Robert De Niro and Al Pacino reunited on the red carpet in New York Wednesday night for the premiere of their new crime thriller “Righteous Kill” — their first film together since making 1995’s “Heat.”
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The Pakistani Army has been given orders to retaliate against any unilateral strike by the Afghanistan-based US troops inside the country.
Army Spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas confirmed the orders in a brief interview with Geo News on late Thursday night.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he will not accept military action or new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
“We should not take any unilateral steps. It is not acceptable to opt for a military scenario. It would be dangerous,”
As the world marks the seventh anniversary of 9/11, some European experts say security improvements in the US have been undercut by fairly basic mistakes. Among the remedies is more trust in America’s laws and allies.
Seven years after the attacks
David Miliband has allegedly come in for a rather undiplomatic tongue-lashing from his Russian counterpart.
The Foreign Secretary was apparently given a furious dressing down by Sergei Lavrov over the telephone.
Mr Miliband’s criticism of Russia’s recent incursion into Georgia is believed
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa - A South African judge ruled Friday that prosecutors were wrong to charge ANC President Jacob Zuma with corruption, effectively clearing way for the 66-year-old former freedom fighter to become the country’s next president.
Judge Chris Nicholson’s ruling
Thailand’s political turmoil deepened Friday when the ruling coalition failed to turn up to parliament to reelect leader Samak Sundaravej as prime minister.
Lawmakers from the six-party coalition did not attend an emergency session of parliament called to choose a prime minister, three days after a court stripped Samak of power for accepting payments for hosting
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